To enable the data-driven enterprise, IT organizations are moving rapidly to a services-based cloud model. This white paper highlights the challenges of controlling data in hybrid as-a-service IT environments and suggests that data control in hybrid IT should be looked at as a framework rather than as a single effort....More

The announcement on the Office 365 blog that Microsoft is now making mobile device management (MDM) capabilities available within Office 365 has many attractive aspects for companies who are coping with the demands of BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device....More

The PowerShell “shallow end” is demonstrating the old method of automating Windows (batch and VBS) vs. the new method (PowerShell). It’s useful to see side-by-side comparisons rather than saying “Discard that batch and VBS knowledge you’ve learned over a couple decades. It’s worthless now.” Rather, show an apples-to-apples comparison of various problem-solving techniques and how to solve them in each language. When shown side-by-side like this the best method will clearly show through....More

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